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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1887-01-15
a application for a Pate. (

UNITED HrATEs LsaD UsvicH,
Earsk.. Esvad. February . A u lass
~ u. i.EHMRR. whose postoface sddrses T.
Cincinnati. ohio has this day Aied his sppii.
cation f9r patsnt for nftsen hundred lineup
los q tue tnhnner mine mr. vein b.arine gold
and silver with surface around six hundred
icet ~ wid'h situated Ia PahrslsRst Lake Min
ing District. County Of Lincoln. STATE :, Ne
vads. and desi. nat. b, the Acid notss And
omctAl plat on file in this otEcs ~ Lot Numnsr
y. in Township . South Rsuge. 20 East a.
Mount Df.blo Meridian RI. exterior bounds
Heeii ming q post msrted No 4, y q survsv
no ~: .. 8 \. 30 4. section 81. D n, whs pcs
the M corner post Of Secsion " q. Ar n
Z. bears u deg ISL feat; old monument an,
pos' TIE sane. Themes running, lst courus. .
~ o.g v 1900 feet. 10 post pATksd No = 1
Survey No w.: old monument hsine cedar ire
u inchss In diameter and bears ] u deu VI
feet from post No3. TLsnc<, I'd courss. "a
deg e00 feet. to post No 3. survey No u:
old old, T r.. 3. srs . deg y fsst fro.
iett. to post No Z. Q y survey No ~; old monu.
Menf bears 70 dsx " 81 feet iror post NJ Z
Thence 9TH course, "a deg q tsU0 feet, to po,t
~ 40 y, !, The place Of beginning. Coutninila 10
oc-Ms scfes COURSES Expressed from the tine
meridian, with . asgnetic variation Of is der
East. $50
be location OF this mine ts recorded In ,hs
aeccrder'h ufhee Of Lincoln County, Nrysd.. IN
nook Of hlnins Notices. pags 2l6. Of the records
o. Lincoln County Nevada. Thts claim r
bounded 0. no known claims.
Any snd all Persons elsiaiing adversely any
portion Of said Lehsaer nssns Oh suri scs srouna.
are required 70 dis their I'd verse claims ,th tbs
H.ais'sf Of tae Quilted Stat.s Land one. :, pu.
rehs, III the State Of Nevada, during the si.,y
asyt period Of publication horsof, or they viii
ne haired ~ virtue OF the prDvlsions Of the
rH. HINCKLEY, Register.
Iil hereby 0rdsYed that the forsgoin. NOTES
o application for patent be published for ths
period 81 ten consecutive weeks in tLe iochs
hkcoin, weekly newspaper pubilsbed Al
r'ochi, Lincoln Couniy, hvvada.
fH-iW II. n HoALEY. Register.
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No. $50.
Application for q Patent

Nszr . Is lkaIBY own that n h -: j. IL
~ bnsrus. vsess postofAcs sddress Il a.
pucs.inn tor pstsnt Tor nftssn hundrsd iipesr
feet q the "9prke end Wa-hingtou" nipe al
vsiA beaftn8 atlvcf. with surface ground two
n.1assd fsss p Width. situated II ny Ninina
sisetct. ccunsy q L!ncoln, and gtsto Of Ne.
c@etAi Plat on ~ il this ONCE % Lot Nurn6er
81. 10 TOWNSHIPS l., North RsnRo 81 EAST 81
Noent Dtsblc nsridian. ssid LOS No. ii boin
e1nadsa = Follows; 70 wits
y. y, whence the ~ corner post Of section "a,
RW, Z. " y. bears . - dog 50 min
Y - fset. Thence Running, let course 10
dsf - min y cl0 $40 feet, 10 post Married No q,
e1rvey Nc A; thence. "a eourss. \ o a. Is
earv<y No u, from whieh post % jot Nc q. 3 B
= scyvey. beers y 70 dag 20 min $40 ~;
sosncss n ooarvs, n deg Is mip 4 800 Tea. 70
posi- usfked No :. . = survey No IL; ths1cs,
ssa eouses. g dec. sS min = 'sis no test, to
o,Sras, 70 ~ u rain 3 % kio ssst, o pcse
MasAsA No ., q survey No ii. thenoe. M
eoaraes ! deg 10 mtn v $40 Test. 10 post No i.
The plecsoi sseinniny .eonssinisg sS.S00 scfss.
Ns2ssss ' yssist a.sl y dss Eat:
nsesstsr.e elnee q Ely Mining Dissres, Idneoin
ooA1y, c4Ake ofEevnda.
A. TAis elsiIs y bounded b. no ksswn slains,
~ ssasees ssins tho "rioone" isis, g Is
eeree sse 20 "eilver" lode On he south.
osftlca 1t satd Darks aDd wssbinetoa milne o.
seseeee ernnn4 Ass ssquirsd 70 al their adyeepe
sslsi0s vtth the hegistsr Of ths United esatss
Asna oNcs d EufUxs, In the ststs u Nsvede,
~, Eli * T. Rss s :, ,Rs: = II
''' " ~ =. ' Z. isrrcKrrY, a.s,s..r.
u = Oas4bJ o-dsrsd that The foresnin~ notice
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Applications for /. Patent


Eureka NctAdA, February q, A, b. ist.a
NOTICE IL HEREBY GIVEN FAT
~ J Z. Fallis. G. a. Heath and the vsii.v
MIL 4 Mini c Company, whose most ofacs n.
dress 10 pshransgat. Lincoln Count, ,Nevsas. 4 y
this day ilod their application tor : stsns ~
niteen hundred linear fe, OF the MI a iriv..
nine or vein, bearing gold and silver Win ~.
face ground ak hundred feet n width, situs,ea
In Pahrapsgrt Lake Mtniue Diatrict Tsnn.s. ~
Lincoln and state Of Nevsda. and ds.,Sn.tsa ~ =,
oiice ~ lot Nun.ber II. in 4. vnsh,n n. ~.
50 y OF Mount DisJio Hertfisn. IA svsa.1tf,ss
boundaries oi taid Lot Nc ~ heinz ~ ,o,yoss
to wit;
No IN, To. Il X. 80 4. sertion 4. ,hs,'ss ~
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NOTICE.


70 THOMAS sAuNpxns.a ~. s..,s....
owner Or owners to one-hslf interest n -:
nalf ZOOS mines situats1 II ny Ninhna nm.
trscs, Ltnccln Cnunty, 1tass of Nevs1s, ycu ~
nsfssy notiAsd that thess an BOW IN f,on ~
~ san q Fry toeo, pollass . yssf isissv6
done - saiA nins tsF tSe ysss i0sS. vkieh -
AZ he!soy nesiAsl p pay tmMslia1ely togetSSr
viii he costs Of ehts a1vos1 1ssasut. ctksrv3se
shsli cistn foffsituss II yeer jntersst. n ~.
fusniAy WITH The sats u 1OoueTsss t1ccSios b
tioe~d agsia6t pssTkaaine - "a iSsersst ssosn
tne ena4 1henas es1p4ssa. his ksirs o. -
MGnees, = they onn1et undse sIiseln9 eirouD.
stances uaAke legal tnae6er.
TnOe. !. MsleAHoN,
rioeAs, Jassasy 70, I06s. jsiesci
100 000R 49, ~-aau. nsa-a---- ~
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DR.. INFINITE
SPElIiLiST { GRibU IT'D,
Ne. II KEARNY STREET.
VSnEATs ALL CHRONIC, PRIVATE AND
i Special Diseases with the same wonderful
suocen - Of old.
The Great English Remedy

II = never falling
cure for nervous de-
bility, exhausted VI
tality. seminal weak
ness. srtrn.atorfiiea,
lost manhood. inipo-
tAncy, paralysis and
All the terrible effects
OF youthful follis =
and excrsses In ma
trrer years-sDch ~
! IS Of memoir, lasei.
t...1a nr..4s,.rt a.x
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AiSCEl hANE0Us,

Y &TSS = -i&--s A'eOts
-------------------- -
,,s inch gaspipe couplings. o short IN incl
steel drills, reels old Fat wire csbie, spur
sriall iron ralley, ton, more or less, old
scrap iron, bolts, etc.; so anchor bolts, IN
inches, fest long, anchor bolts. l 4 inokss
fest long; 10 anchor bolts, 2 inches. Ion fesi
;ong; l9s pieces strnp iron. In inches, II fssi
long. Punched; 40 pieces Of strap iron, N
inches, u feet ,cng, punched: u pieces hos
chain oraoes; 10 sncaor bolts, an tnchss, ID
feet long; 20 anchor bolts, AZ inches, 81 feet
long; IRON 8eared hand.winclass; 8 pieces cut
granite rock about ex7 feet, End 10 inches
thica; ile castings for pump; i small rornd
wire cable; trestles.
| Al No. = Hosting works.
. Iron ere hlcEets. old anvil, I old bellows.
! ere screen, ! shesve and boxes, coil old
acisfine rope, pair platform scales, grind
e'c2e and frame, &c :ons VI ore more or Less.
Al Meadow Valley Compsny's once.
stovs, vita drum. pipe and zinc; desk, l
letter press. deck stool, chairs, I table.
letter scale. ! Ssfe With doc. broken, q survey
| ors ccncasses, pictures and frnaaes, . bill
nies. letter nles, match safe. l CLOCK. to.
gether with any other personal property belong.
Ing 10 the Mesdow Valley Mining Company a
or nesT Phoebe. Nevsds
And Eofios is hereby given that On
Friday. the Fosrtesnth day sf nlarsh,
A. D. 1894. between the hours Of . O'Clock A y
ana . o'clock \. Of that day. will sell ali the
right, title and interest Of the said Mesdv val
scr,bod nrone,ty = ~ $3.50 " v ~ ao9vo ae-
Compsny'a ,isf,no -o,Ss "a ~. y r n.a,ne
In said COUNTY. snd =, ~ Mo. W.. iG VIZ
Ing Counany,s min 40 .sd.,o.,.s s..sy asn.
by valley, 10 said county. The ssid sale 70
, ,sss Place q Dry Valley. q 10 O'Clock a. M Of
Al 3 o,ciocS ; y ~ eh.s 49, .Ae ~ y 1iocne
for cseh Ia Ia, a h M h;.h.s ~ sus'sos'
der, In United states gold colo. or 20 s,ucS
Judgment ana sosts A's'sfy 70 sa'lsiy said
And under and bv v,vtps n, ..,a .,.,.,.
snd IL purnusncs thereof sns ~ - .o sss.aon
did on the 6fth dav OF M.rch a n ina ian
upon the following Described n,oncrtv ~ IN sss
coin sforepajd. AVA NOR ps,t;euisrin Y. n;
Is foilovs. 10 Vii. ~ ''s1-s1's eescf'oso
Lots nuruhsr ia. II n ~ "A !. -. :. -
block ni,rlher ~: AKA io,s ns.,sa. g H. y
20, u and 20. In block number 20. al being sitr.
Lincoln sforsssid toeethsr vtth ~ 80 "
lar the tensncnt hsssd,t.r~a.s ~ .na Maau-
ances thereunto belonvsnv a. ~ NV sspa.sa'
tanning: Also, the 9 4 Of sE u = t.o opp ss
claw ~ ~ sac,io. AZ ~. secu .S :. &c Tie
the Il al sectinn ha me 20 OF
NE 4 Of tha N Fx - sAo.,, o.; =, sno me
N \ Of section "a. And tn " u ~. ~ tHr
4 Of section IS. and the 3 VIZ 81 s.rs,or
ID last sSoress,d ,o,s ps.cs. 1 ".n ~ 81 70
u land. WINS helms IA sisn!.. ~ r =. E,css
One, nj Rsrse - II n "a r. oWnsnlp
aiming sir hundred And siYtc sc,s,. ,oas con
With ail and singular che tsnsments. hesssits
u in anywiss sppursainins. slso -. . .ns'
Iituste It ne lover and M ~. ~ spnneH
snch In Rose Valley IN tie Countv n Ssnc,,s
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old boiler, smoteBtsck and bottom. sbou4
forty feet long. boiler front, steam tsruI. "a
feet iron pipe, shesve for wire cal ie. i n.ec.,
oregon PINT, l2xlo inches, 80 feet long; niece
Oregon pine, 1880 inchea, 30 feot long: j nisos
Oregon plus, 1axi5 inches, "a feet long: 4 pieoss
native Pine ~ inches 20 feet iung. nisc~s
nstivc pine, iex2o inches, 10 feet Iona; pisoe
nati. . pihe, 1874 inches, 10 feet long; pisoos
netive pine, l2x12 inchss. 20 feet Iong; ! pieoss
nesive pine. 1880 inches. f6 feet long; / piece
native pine, l2zl6 inches, 10 fest long; piscsS
0reeon pine 1890 inehes. 10 feet long: "a pierss
oregon pinot Axi9 inches. 60 feet Ion y: piees
Orc4on Pine, 6ss inches, &c feet long; pieces
OEs&on pine. 6x6 Inches, 80 feet long; pjeces
nas!ve Pine, l2xl9 inches. II fset long; pioces
nativs Pima, 1918 inches 10 fsot jci,s. ss,c1t
80 pieces. more Or less. s612H inches ia ~
long. caze-guids or track Iron, n barrels Rcss.
oa!e cemeus, large steau valve. ia .incb
bolts inches long. with nuts; k.!nch bolts 4
incnes long, with nnts; Z h.inch bolts 10 inchrs
i tons' VAT nuts; . Winch bolts IL inches
long, WITTY nuts; glands, 10 2inch iron vash.
. ~. soCnes wfenches. large scrsw Plata. i
boring nnachtns, large clevis. 4 now hoistsrs
CABLES 1loo lest long, each, h.ircA By incSSs
wlces y bolts. noro or less, ~ inchos. a
!ecnes ,one; io0o bolts, more Or iess, inch. i6
tnches long; 100 bolts. mora or isse. 4 ' ~
incbs: saog; 70 bolts, more or lsss, II i.sSss
- inches long; % bolts, more or Iees. inch -
inches long; 30 bolts, moss o. IN. ;nch
inches long; 2 swsdgs blscls. ! isrss ~. n
rosssel: ,1on scsss.a t.inch shafts ihsss ~
g reands scrap slssi. needing tsojs. ~:
handle wrenchea. 10 pounds, mere Or ~. n.
soFssd sizes, blank nuts, opea mr. vnoS -
~ 70 : ~ n nc1, . inch q IL -; IL. = -
49, case lion waSAsesy ~ pouels. ~
49, asserted savvess beas sshA0 Ia1Soes.
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Not That KIND Of Boy,

Texas Siftings: Bill Mortimer is one
of those smart fellows who can tell about
q man by merely looking at his hand.
writing. or the shape of the back OF his
head or the way he moves his legs when
he walks. Bill was standing on the cor
ner OF Austin avenue talking to Col. Dan
Beatty. !.
do you see that boy scross the street
there with his back to us, looking in the
store window" asked Bill.
"Yes."
"Well. that boy il going to be 9 hero,
He 10 going to conquer the world BE
will be an American Napoleon Bon
aparte. The boy has right. now, more
will and intellect than any forty men in
Augustin."
aWhat makes you think SOP" asked
Dan Beatty.
81 don't think SO at all. I Just know
It. Notice how he shrugs his. RICH.
shoulder. That gesture was peculiar to
Napoleon the great, and to no other
man !"
eNonsense," replied Dan. "That boy
belongs to me. He has been vacclnAte d
with some bad matter, and 1t took,
That's why ne hunche5 mp his Bhoulder.'
us that SOP" responded Bill. well,
if he hadn't besn vaccinated he would
have had q brilliant future before him.
"Yes, and caught the smallpox, per
hana.y
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PreIdent CIeveIand's Future

New York Sun: "Whas will the
president do when he returns to
privte life?" asked n New York man
of another to-day. III can tell you pre-.
cisely," said the other. HE will not 20
back 20 Buffalo, but will make his home
IN Albany or New York CITY, more likely
the latter. from his sayinga while in the
the White House. He will purchase Q
large, handsome house in the eminently.
respectable and moi too fashionable part
of the city, perhaps Grameroy Park.
Mrs. Cleveland will continue her social
career in q o not enjoyed by any
wife OF an ex.president since the Days OF
Molly Madison. MI. Cleveland Wall ft
upifor himself down town an elegant
law Office, n which he will spend very
little time and really do very little work
as he will only desire q nominal place at
the bar. He would not expect very
much or q very lucrative practice, But
what Is he Roine to live on? That's the
rub Of the story to which / was about to
come. He will be made tho president
OF n or two, possibly more, large new
business corporations, TO whom his name,
his habits OF industry and reputation for
good common sense and strong will power
will easily be worth any where from &c.
900 to $4,000 . pear. In short, he will
repeat on q little larger scale what
Secretary Manning has been asked to
|do.n
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gyegas.on de Propaganda Eide which is
charged with the special supervision OF
the affairs of the eastern churchee, He
was subsequently appointed one OF the
''~consuitors" OF the propaganda and his
particular duty We TO examine and re-
port upon the de,rees and ordinances OF
provincial synods. In 1857 be- was made
a member OF the preparatory commission
who we're charged with examining and
arranging the busine gs to bs brought be.
fore the proje .ted vatican council. When
In 1874 the nuncio at Vienna, Falcinelli.
Antoais ri, was created Cardinal and
Withdrew from his post. Monsignor
Jaoobini ives cho-en by Pins TX. to suc-
coed to tne ve,ancy, which v, at the
time q position of no small difficulty.
Acs ording to Gust ,m, he Rs, lived Ep;s-
bishop OF The lsalorica in partibus in
of Vienna, whore he remained until
October. 1880. On September 10, 1879,
he WIS created cardinal;but 1t was Judged
Austrian capitol In order to carry on the
viously with Germany and Russia, and
arrangement for Be, nia and Herzegovina
Bnt in conformity with the strict ETH
quette OF the papal court which forbid.
a cardinal - hold the inferior rank ol
~nuncio, Cardinal JAG obini after his ele
Walton to the purple bore the title O
pro-nuncio. His eminence was recalled
from Vienna in October, 1880, and ap.
pointed by Leo XIII. to the office o.
papal secretary Of state, in succession &c
Cardinal Nina, His latest and mos,
successful work was efecting q com,
plete reconciliation between Germany
and the vatican.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-28
ROMANCE or THE MINES.

Tho Early Days OF Mrs. Mckay and
tho Hresent Prfnccss Of Colonne.
ST. Louis Republican: tThis is in
deed . peculiar world" said q mining
expert vt the planter's house yesterday.
There ] PICK up the papers and read OF
Mrs. MoKay's doings IN Paria-how she
receives the acions Of royalty, how she
entertains, how she appears at the opera,
how she dresses, aud how she does q
kho2aand nthes things; and then / can
scarcely conceive that eighteen years
ago she kept q boarding house IN Viz.
gina City and that | was n Of her
boardersa Yet IL is trne, and / often
ponder over il. She was Q young widow
then, With an interesting child who has
since matnred into . young lady and
Was recently married to an italian
prince OF some kind. That little girl
has often sat on my knee with o little tin
can In her hand which contained the
contributions Of her, admirers. In those
days we lived principally on canned food,
and Mrs. MackAy,s back yard wa paved
very pretty can, which one OF. the board
ers transformed into . little bank. This
Was partly filled with coin, the result OF
: tribute which she levied on her friends.
She wonld climb on the boarders' knees.
and shaking her little bank: would say:
Is you lucky to-dayY This query had
ahe desired effect, and the bank receipts
were increased. Even in her dava Of
distress Mrs. MHckay was q good woman.
She personally superintendent affairs and
made her boarders ~ comfortable as
possible. Twas then a superintendent
nndar Fair npd MaNkav waa alroadv a
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First Publication Feb. 18th.
Notice. of Sale in Ditch Proceed

1klS = 3%.Etaf
NOTICE is hereby given that COMMENCING on
~ the 18th day of March, 1887 atl1 O'Clock a.
m. and continuing from day to day until all
sold, at the Office of the county clerk in and for
Yanktop county ut the city of Yankton, in
Yankton county, Dakota Territory, we the un-
dersigned will sell the jobs of digging and con-
strqcting the Joint ditch petitioned for by D;
o. Lawrence. John Williams. and, others. and
known as the CLAY Creek ditoh' established
BY the boards of county. commissioners Of
Yankton and Clay counties by their order
bearing date the 18th day of January 1887, to
the lowestr responsible bidder or bidders each
and every share and allotment thereof.
separately, commencing at tho one including
the outlet and thence in succession mp stream
to the one including the source. Said work to
be completed within the time required, aud no
bid will be entertained which exceeds more
than twenty per cent over and above the esti-
mated cost of the, construction in any case,
and the successful bidder will be required to
give satisfactory. bond for the faithful per-
torrance and fulfllment of his contract and
to pay all damages that may accrue by reason
of his failure to complete the job within the
time required in his contract. The said order
and estimates and profile are or hie and may
DO Eecn at our respective Offices,
Dated at Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota
Territory, this 18th day 81 February, 1887.
CHRISTIAN HAaE, County Clerk Of Yankton
County, Dakota Territory.
a. A.. QUARNDERd. Register of Deeds and ex-
Of6eio County Clark of Clay County, d. T.
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

Offictnls and Lawyers Refuse to Elk
rel Opinions Relative TO the Great
Mystery.
Washington, Feb 25-"I am not per-
mitted to talk upon this subject" said
Solicitor General jerks this afternoon,
when asked concerning the. Interstate
commeroe bill. ut involves q constrnc-
ton Of law, and any oficsr Of the gee
eminent who may be called upon Off
meaning ID not permitted to talk in q
officers ct the department. Of JUSTICE and
wal met with the same reply. The fact
Is, there 10 sHoh an indefinite idea in the
exact meaning of this Law that none
worth quoting will taik for publication.
ALI admit that the letter and spirit
may make ii very Oppressive or may
OF well Known ability in this city do not
as they have not yet been retained, and
do not, 90 one expressed himself to-day.
.sknoW which way the cat will jump"
~ n2A WAnA W. w II Sty5ktAgh ~ 10
retained on either or both sides. There
on the proposition that tho railroad com.
construction placed upon the Law pos.
sihle, 30 as TO accelerate the work OF
having 1t repealed, aB they consider it,
best. 1t is generally believed that the
4ax,1oanr rx,vtl ho tnt-nvl 81 ksLhzw n AassEr.
for both freight and passenger traffic.
This viii be necessary on short haulG
TO make up the equalization
In souae instances the roads will
equalizs BY reduced short hauls, and in
others by an increase Of long hauis. An
rates ON all occasions, should the law be
Irrational occasions bs announced -
Senator Uullum the other day, in an
swering q question concerning rates to
shia city during the national drill next
May. IT 10 held that il would be mani.
testify uDjnst 10 give reduced rates for
excursions on long trips, which only the
we'll ID do can afford d patronizs. and
prohibit them on email excursions.
Should excursion rates be refused it will
tend largely to make the bill unpopular.
IL has bsen practically determined that
passes will be issued the same as usual,
except TO Law makers. When the COM
misBioDera are appointed it lis said they
will consume considerable time in execn-
tive session Egreeing upon q general
construction OF the law, aud till they do
30 no sWo men will agree npon the most
vtkn1 nrH uovnkinnu rotrfo E4 -
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men in Che camp he found
sailing.Hc :3l;dn't win ON MS
shape nor his beauty, for everybody who
had seen Mckay knows that he wouidn't
take o prize in q congress of beauty.
They were married., and the little girl
40 longer sat on the miners knees, and
mamma s delicate hand no logger placed
corn3eef and cabbage on miners plates.
They rose tester than Sheridan stock did
last summer, the only difference being
that their rlse was backed by hard coin.
The great Oomstoek lode continued to
pour forth its richness and Mckay and
his partner became immensely wealthy.
Although reared in poor circumstance,
Mrs. Mckay showed. her good sense by
securing . private tutor, by whom she
was drilled and educated for five years.
The little daughter was put through the
same course and ftte to shine in the
most cultivated society of the
old world. Then anne the
Francisco, q anlly the trips to Europe.
A year ago I was in Paris and n even
ing attended . performance at the
Grand opera house. 1t was q first
night, and prominent in q private box
were two ladies bedecked with diamonds
and festooned with flowers. They were
the cynosure OF all eyes and leveling
my glasses, I discovered behind the
silks, flowers, and diamonds the face Of
my former landlady in Virginia City.
The outlines we're the same, bat time
had wrought Its changes. The young
lady with her wa the little girl who
used to play on my knee. As / stood
looking out at them 'midst the flashing
lights, the incense Of flowers, and thu
delicious music. I could not help recall.
ing something OF
"Some one who breasted high water,
Swan the North Fork and all that,
Just to dance with old Follansbee's daughter
The lilly of Poverty Flat.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-28
Browsing Upon the stranger.


Savannah News: A Strange Creature,
with its hair filled with hay iced wan.
dered into the magnificent union
passenger depot at birmingham the
other day, bearing in its hand Q fat.
tened carpet bag. "Who are you2'
SAID the ticket agent, leaving his cheer.
full coal fire and peering through the
|iron-ribbed window. 81" replied the
Strange Creature, Fam the ghost OF the
farming interest of Alabama.
/ ran afoul OF q coal and iron
boom not long ago, and was knocked out
the first round. ALI the farms have since
been ont mp IN town lots, and Inow de-
sire to emigrate to the great west.'
Correct you are" said the ticket agent;
1--WE now have no use for the fruits of
the earth in Alabama; we are living On
the innocent investor" Whereupon the
ticket agent gave the Strange Creature 9
pass to the great west, and sat down to
conaoct 9 boom for the growing town Of
|Lickskillet.